Combined fountain pen and blotter



' July 1, 193.0. v y L. TOTH 1,769,321

I COMBINED FOUNTAIN PEN AND BLOTTER Filed Jan. 21, 1928 v 2 100/5 70 TH,

INVENTOR ATTORNEY i 15 blotter strip-is wound, said strip extending Patented only I p r I I i i i. I I

V ou-rsrorrr, ornmv ironic N. Y.

v COMBINED-FOUNTAEN: Pair Ann esteem; Application filed January 21, less. SieriaLNo. seas-1 This invention relates to improvements in including iiiy invention, the capportion of writing pens and more particularly to the the'pen beingin sectionfl j 'well known fountain pen now in general use. Fig: 2 isia diagrammatichorizontal cross The object of-the invention is to provide a section taken about on the'line 21-2 of Fi'gg'l".

chamber mounted in or carriedbya writing *Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional elevation of pen, adapted to normally receive apstrip or 'a rotative memberordrum comprising part ribbon of blotting material and having" of my in'vention. 7 s I means whereby said strip or ribbon, when F'g. 4 is a top view of thefpen cap, with V fpartially withdrawn from said chamber, will parts omitted. 1 1 be automatically returned thereto when re;v Fig. 5 is ahorizontal cross section taken to:

leased by the fingers. s on. the line bf Fig.3;

A feature of the construct'on resides in pro-v Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary section viding the usual pen protecting cap of a foun-v through the free end "of the blotter strip-and I train pen with a rotative member on which a itsclamp bar on the line 6 6 of Fig.1. Fig. 7 jisa viewlike Fig. 6, but with thesec= through a slot in the side wall of said cap and tion line taken at 77 of Fig. 1. i y I I provided with a: clamp bar to arrest thein- Fig, 8 is adetaihinqsideelevation, o'fthe ward movement of said strip, the rotative composite clamp bar for stopping the inward member being provided with a central pin on. movement of the blotter-j f i which a locking cross head and a ratchetare Referring to the'dra'wings, my invention .is 7

fixed, and a pair of dogs adopted to engage embodieolin a fountain pen 10, consisting of v said ratchet, a spring being coiled around the the usual barrel or ink container 11, pen i 7 pin to motoriz'e' it when returning the blotter po nt 12 and-pen protecting cap or housing strip within the cap, when the pen is inverted '13, providing a chamber 1i, above the pen and a pull on said strip is released. point as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. j V 7 1 Another feature of the construction is The cap or housing 13 ispreferably thread- I found in a compact'clamp bar to provide a ed ontothe barrel 11,'-as at 15, and is closed limiting stop for blotterstrip in its inward at h p byB' hI fi lQ I 3 vb spring pulled movement comprising hinged bly mounted within saidfcap' 1s a dru1n 17, V

39 pieces, one having a threaded shank'an'd'the preferably formed ofsheet metal. This drum other an opening throughwhich the shank is formedwlth ahub '18 end flanges 19, a cross passes to receive a nutwhich construction enwall 20, long tudinal slots 21' in its side and ables the user to replace blotter strips with radial slots221n1tstop v s I, 1-

great f i1it A pin 23, is passed'downward through the p The rotative member on'which the bl tt r hub l'8yand carries in fixedrelationtherewith a cross head 245st the top and a racket25, ar-

rangedljustunder said hub andsai'd pin strip is rolled may take theform of a drum having end flanges and longitudinal slotsto p ,c t J receive a reduced end of thelolotter stripto i l. 1.135 end one n o a secure it in place and against relative move- SP1} f fig w f h other'end n' ment with respect to said drum. 9h i9 F 1 W9 9?? c 9O Th V r n *6 a advantaoe s smegma s e s r m r s em 10 Possess so 161'. b 0L1 the radial slots 22 at the top-of the-drum 17 L features which with the foregoing Wlll be set are angular o g Said r b fi forth at length m the following descrlptioni ranged close to the'liub 18,so that gravita tioir 1 l 45 and it is to be understood that I do not limit m" cause both of thedogs t engage th l to the ShOWing made in the app d d ratchet 25 when the pen is in a vertical posidrawings as I may adoptmany .VZtIlatlOl'lS ti b t h n aid i l j or i hld Y Within the Scope o l i n m d. horizontally, at least one of the dogs 28 will In the drawlngs, engage said ratchet and maintain the spring 50 Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a fountain pen in charged condition.

3 The blotter 29'iscut away-at its inner end to provide a tongue 30fwhich is threaded through the slots 21 in the drum 17 to make it fast therewith. Y The cap 13, hasa slot 31 through which the blotter is drawn outwardly for use, and to prevent-thefree end of said blotter from entering-said slot I provide a composite clamp bar 32rcornprising hinged pieces 38 and g V the former havinga threaded shank 35 passing through a hole36 in the-piece 34 and rev ceiving a ball nut 37 to clamp the parts on the blotter as shown in Figs tl and 7 of the drawings. V t

The operation of my device is as follows:

When there is a need for using the blotter the same is pulled out to the desired distance where it will remain, as explained hereinbefore. Spring 26 will be tightly wound by this operation and when it is desired toreturn the blotter, the pen is preferably inverted and a quick slight pull is exerted on the blotter. strip whereby the dogsorcatches28willbere- V leased from frictional contact with the shoulders on the ratchet, then the dogs will fall away from the ratchet and the spring will rewind the blotter. V

What I claim as new is: y ,7 j 7 1. In a pen having a housing and a drum therein with a blotter wound thereon, a relatively stationary pin journalled in said drum; a spring normally urging said drum to rotate in one direction on said pin; a ratchet wheel secured on said pin, and dogs pivoted on v said drum preventing the rotation of the drum under the influence of the spring when engaging each other, but permittingits rotation in the reverse direction; an end wall on said drum having slots therein, said dogs being angular in shape and pivoted on pins in said slots so that under the influence of their gravity they may engage said ratchet wheel 7 ordrop back into said slots out of engagement 7 with said wheel, according to theposition of thepen." r V 2. In 'apen having a housing, a drum with blotter, wound thereon in said housing and a slot in the wall of the housing through which the'fr'ee end of the blotter is drawn, said drum 5G beingunder the influence of a spring to normally draw said blotter inwardly through said slot; a detachable clamping stop piece on the free end of the blotter comprising an I angularbar, a fiat bar to rest in the angle of v the other bar, the free end of the blotter being 7 clamped between said two bars, and threaded pins on the fiat bar passing through openings in the angle-bar and carrying nuts.

3. In a pen as set forth in claim 2, said two 69 bars being hinged to one another at the one end of the same. r 7 V Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 7thrday of January, A. D. 1928. a

Louis TOTH. 

